Dan Cox & Associates

40+ Years Experience & Expertise in Hot Beverages

For more than 40 years, Dan Cox has helped coffee companies, restaurants, retailers, manufacturers, transportation providers, and legal teams understand the science, standards, and real-world risks surrounding hot beverage spills and burn litigation.

As one of the most experienced hot beverage litigation consultants in the United States, Dan has fortified the defense of more than 80 spill burn cases involving coffee, tea, hot water, and other hot beverages. His work combines deep technical expertise in coffee and beverage systems with decades of real-world courtroom and consulting experience.

Dan and his team of specialized legal consultants passionately work to prevent spill burns and help organizations defend themselves when they do.

Any business that serves coffee, tea, and other hot beverages could benefit from the spill burn books, resources and education that Dan Cox & Associates provides.

Dan Cox is a leading authority in the Specialty Coffee Industry and brings a wealth of practical experience in management, roasting, cupping, product development, and marketing. In addition to Dan Cox & Associates, Dan is also founder and president of Coffee Enterprises, a world-renowned coffee testing facility and consulting group located just outside of Burlington, Vermont.

Hot Beverage Litigation Experience

• Expert witness in 80+ hot beverage spill burn cases
• Testified in numerous trials which all resulted in decisions for the defense

Coffee Industry Leadership

• Three-term president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)
• Chairman of both the Coffee Development Group and Coffee Quality Institute.
• Honored as the SCAA’s “Man of the Year”
• Earned the SCAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
• Licensed Q-Grader, Coffee Quality Institute